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Troutman single lifts Copperheads in 14th

ASHEBORO — Preston Trountman’s single to right-center field in the bottom of the 14th inning gave the Asheboro Copperheads a 2-1 Coastal Plain League win over the Gastonia Grizzlies on Wednesday night at McCrary Park.

Neither squad scored until the 11th when Gastonia’s Derek Phillips hit a solo shot over the right-field fence.

The Copperheads (12-6-1) answered in the bottom of the inning as Hunter Ridge got hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on back-to-back wild pitches.

David Roseboom got the start for Asheboro, allowing one run on three hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks in 10 innings of work. Dylan Dickens picked up the win, giving up no runs or hits with one strikeout and one walk in four innings.

At the plate, Corbin Shive went 2-for-5 with a double, while Troutman went 2-for-6. Ridge added a hit as did Matt Reistetter.

Drew Sain started for the Grizzlies, allowing no runs on three hits with three strikeouts and two walks in seven innings. Dale Innes pitched four innings, allowing a run and a hit with five striekeouts and two walks. Patrick Stanley took the loss, giving up a run on three hits with one strikeout and one walk.